Sheriff’s officials are asking the public to help find a robber who threatened a barista in Vista with a 10-inch knife Saturday.

The man walked into the Skybound Coffee & Dessert Lounge on South Melrose Drive near Longhorn Drive about 6:30 p.m. and asked the barista for a cup of water, officials said. When the woman handed him the cup, the thief pulled out the knife from a hoodie pocket, pointed it at her and demanded money.

The barista opened the cash register and placed money on the counter. The man grabbed the cash and cup of water, and left.

The suspect was described as white, in his late 20s, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and 130 pounds, with a brown goatee and mustache. He was wearing a tan hoodie, gray scarf, black jacket, brown shirt, brown pants and black shoes.

Anyone with information about the robbery or suspect was asked to call the sheriff’s Vista station at (760) 940-4551 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.

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The flooding at the shelter run by the Alpha Project occurred amid a countywide flash flood warning from the National Weather Service that expired at 8:30 p.m. The Alpha Project’s 324 clients — the shelter was at capacity — were bused to a temporary shelter at San Diego County Credit Union Stadium.

The flooding at the shelter run by the Alpha Project occurred amid a countywide flash flood warning from the National Weather Service that expired at 8:30 p.m. The Alpha Project’s 324 clients — the shelter was at capacity — were bused to a temporary shelter at San Diego County Credit Union Stadium.

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The flooding at the shelter run by the Alpha Project occurred amid a countywide flash flood warning from the National Weather Service that expired at 8:30 p.m. The Alpha Project’s 324 clients — the shelter was at capacity — were bused to a temporary shelter at San Diego County Credit Union Stadium.

The flooding at the shelter run by the Alpha Project occurred amid a countywide flash flood warning from the National Weather Service that expired at 8:30 p.m. The Alpha Project’s 324 clients — the shelter was at capacity — were bused to a temporary shelter at San Diego County Credit Union Stadium.

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A San Diego police officer heading to another call early Tuesday spotted a parked car on fire in the East Village and ended up pulling the intoxicated driver out of the vehicle just as it burst into flames.

A San Diego police officer heading to another call early Tuesday spotted a parked car on fire in the East Village and ended up pulling the intoxicated driver out of the vehicle just as it burst into flames.

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A wrong-way driver died when he collided into the front of a San Diego fire truck on Interstate 5 near downtown early Friday.

A wrong-way driver died when he collided into the front of a San Diego fire truck on Interstate 5 near downtown early Friday.

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A bicyclist suffered life-threatening injuries late Thursday night when he was struck by a motorist in the Bay Terraces neighborhood of San Diego, police said.

A bicyclist suffered life-threatening injuries late Thursday night when he was struck by a motorist in the Bay Terraces neighborhood of San Diego, police said.

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Three people were killed and eight more were injured, three seriously, in a rollover crash during a Border Patrol chase Thursday afternoon on Interstate 8 east of Pine Valley and west of Boulevard, authorities said.

Three people were killed and eight more were injured, three seriously, in a rollover crash during a Border Patrol chase Thursday afternoon on Interstate 8 east of Pine Valley and west of Boulevard, authorities said.